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Record 1 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

A shaped, steel plate fixed at the back of a circular saw to keep the kerf open and so prevent binding.

OBS

riving knife: term used in the Commonwealth.

Key term(s)
  • knife splitter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Plaque d'acier profilée, fixée dans le plan de sciage, derrière une lame de scie circulaire, pour maintenir un espace suffisamment ouvert entre les deux parties de bois qui viennent d'être séparées et éviter ainsi le coincement de la lame.

OBS

Quand le couteau séparateur a la forme d'un disque, on utilise le terme disque séparateur.

Spanish

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